Gary's chicken wings

Looks like a good Memorial Day recipe for chicken wings in the Good Eats section of the Tribune from Gary's Low and Slow book. Am I not reading it correctly or did they not print the recipe for the rub?

My husband seems to prefer buttermilk-brined chicken when I make it that way in the smoker

Leek

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I do it in the smoker without the water pan, on the high grate. It gets smoke flavor but also the skin crisps up without burning. The best of both worlds.

Leek

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Bringing the thread back to the top. Both of Gary's books and Praise the Lard by Mike and Amy Mills have given me the confidence to smoke. It has turned out to be much easier than I thought it would be. The WSM 18.5 is basically idiot proof when used with guidance from the Gary, patience, and core cooking and kitchen skills.

I am going to make wings for the Big Game. Where can I find good quality large wings? Peoria Packing is off my list. The chaos, and variability of product, induces a shopper's panic attack. I'm in the west burbs with access to Sam's, Costco, and GFS. I am going to use Gary's rub/method. How many wings per pound? I am sure I am missing important questions. Thanks in advance.

I used Costco for fried wings recently (Food Labs Korean style) and they came out fast, good price rather large. They're disjointed, though, which may not be what you want. 7 lb pack had about 70ish joints.

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JoelF wrote:I used Costco for fried wings recently (Food Labs Korean style) and they came out fast, good price rather large. They're disjointed, though, which may not be what you want. 7 lb pack had about 70ish joints.

Thanks Joel. I bought the 7.b pack. Disjointed saves a lot of time, In addition, the pack is divided in to 6 different sealed packages. This allows me to use half and freeze the rest for a later date.